Tukasa Weekend To-Dos: Jan. 27-29

Locals taking part of Food Truck Friday
Photo courtesy of The Corpus Christi Caller-Times
?Catch a showing of Ruthless! The Musical at the Aurora Arts Theatre or head down to North Bayfront Park for some delicious local food truck fare.?

Luncheon and Lecture by Stephanie Miller?

Interested in learning more about an upcoming exhibition at the Art Museum of South Texas? Then you?ll definitely want to check out this luncheon and lecture by Stephanie Miller, the Registrar for the Guild Hall Museum. Miller will be speaking exclusively about the museum?s newest exhibition, The Guild Hall: An Adventure in the Arts, Selections from the Permanent Collection of the Guild Hall Museum. The collection features pieces from the East Hampton Artist Colony in the 19th and 20th century. Friday, Noon ? 2 p.m., 1902 North Shoreline Blvd., 825-3500, artmuseumofsouthtexas.org.??

Boots & Bling Ball 2017

Help to build a refuge for healing and work towards ending domestic minor sex trafficking with the New Life Refuge Ministries Annual Fundraiser. The Boots & Bling Ball will be a dinner event with a live and silent auction along with entertainment by comedian Mike Williams. Tickets start at $100. Friday, 6:30p.m. ? 10:30 p.m., 402 Harbor Drive, 946-6331.?

A La Mano - Food Truck Friday

Grab a friend and head down to North Bayfront Park for a relaxing lunch on the Bayfront with the city?s finest food truck fare. The best part? Food Truck Fridays don?t just bring you tasty food ? there?s also live music and lawn games. Friday, 11 a.m. ? 2 p.m., 1590 N. Shoreline Blvd., 561-2000.??

Islanders vs. Wildcats

The Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi men?s basketball team takes on the Abilene Christian University Wildcats in this Southland Conference showdown. The Islanders are looking to bounce back from two straight losses, so wear your blue and green and cheer the team on to victory. Saturday, 7p.m., 1901 N. Shoreline Blvd., 826-4700, americanbankcenter.com.

Ruthless! The Musical?

If you?re in the mood for a musical, then the Aurora Arts Theatre is where you want to be. Ruthless! is an aggressively outrageous hit that received rave reviews during its long off Broadway run. The musical follows an eight-year-old girl named Tina Denmark who knows she was born to play the role of Pippi Longstocking in her school play and will do just about anything get the part. Sunday, 7:30 p.m., 5635 Everhart Rd., 851-9700, auroraartstheatre.com.